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Alexandria Issert
Medical Terminology
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07/06/2016
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C/O
 Definition
Complains off
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ER
 Definition
Emergency room
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Edema
 Definition
accumulation of excess fluid in a fluid compartment
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TID
 Definition
three times a day
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qhs
 Definition
every bedtime
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prn
 Definition
as needed
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PO
 Definition
by mouth
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fundoscopic
 Definition
eye exam
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pleural effusion
 Definition
water in the lungs
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pneumonia
 Definition
infection in the lung
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anemia
 Definition
reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues
Term
Blood transfusion
 Definition
administration of whole blood or a component, lost through surgery, disease, trauma
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EKG
 Definition
tracing representing the heart's electrical action
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
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ADL
 Definition
activities of daily living
Term
Dr. Clark
 Definition
Doctor
Term
delirium
 Definition
state of mental confusion
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RAP
 Definition
rapid atrial pacing
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Dr. Archibald, Dr. Graham, and Dr. Clark
 Definition
doctors
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Dementia
 Definition
memory loss, group of symptoms caused by gradual death of brain cells
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NAS
 Definition
nasal
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CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
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ADL
 Definition
activities of daily living
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BM
 Definition
bowel movement
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SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
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ischemic cardiomyopathy
 Definition
Cardiology A disorder, compromises the hearts ability to pump blood
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapy
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TID
 Definition
three times a day
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HCL
 Definition
hydrochloric acid, gastric juice
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VO
 Definition
vocal order
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fever
 Definition
body temp over 100 degrees
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CERUMEN
 Definition
waxy secreten of the glands
Term
PRN
 Definition
as needed
Term
DYSPNEA
 Definition
short of breath
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal, stomach and the small intestine
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
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D/T
 Definition
difficulty/terrain
Term
ml
 Definition
milliliter
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary track infection
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UA
 Definition
urine sample
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OT
 Definition
occupational therapy
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hydroactive
 Definition
fast acting
Term
N/G
 Definition
no go
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G-tube
 Definition
gastrostomy tube
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OT
 Definition
occupational therapy
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TO
 Definition
turn over
Term
CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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T
 Definition
temperature
Term
P
 Definition
pulse
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R
 Definition
respiration
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BP
 Definition
blood pressure
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lateral
 Definition
on the side
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bilateral
 Definition
two sides
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mediastinal
 Definition
between the pleural sacs
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